Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1977. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 210, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This is a basic book on the tools, materials and the processes of blacksmithing. It tells how to set up a forge, equip it with tools, and stock it..... More
Boston, MA: L. Prang and Company, 1876. First American edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xxxiii, 274, indexed, illustrated with chromolithographic plates and woodcuts. Ex-library markings. This book was intended to make artists and persons engaged in industrial artistic pursuits familiar with the results of investigation into the physical and..... More
Malvern, PA: The Master Painter Publishing Co., 1913. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp. 597, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Ex-library markings. A comprehensive treatise on all sorts of residential painting, including some unusual topics such as painting tin roofs, painting and bronzing radiators, painting with red led..... More
Chicago, IL: John Wilkinson, 1876. First edition. Original Pictorial Green Cloth w/gilt title. Octavo, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w engravings and 27 plates of woodworking silhouette patterns, plus period advertising. Ex-library markings. An early manual of scroll-saw work. Chapters on woods, preparations of woods, applying the design, tools, making a...... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1875. First edition. Boards with Cloth Spine. 12 mo, pp. vi, 152, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Ex-library markings. Fret refers to a design or decorative piece in relief, meaning it sits proud of the adjacent surface. Wood carving etches the design into the surface..... More
Boston, MA: Philips, Sampson and Company, 1849. First edition. Embossed Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 403 plus 5-page publisher's catalog bound in, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Ex-library markings. A practical reference guide for the engineer, with chapters on practical geometry, mensuration, and instrumental arithmetic; tables of practical data around..... More
Madison, WI: United States Department of Agriculture, 1950. Reprint. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 4, illustrated with b/w drawings. During the plastering operation, a large amount of water is brought into the building under construction. Most of this water evaporates from the plaster directly into the air and escapes from the..... More
Washington, D.C. National Building Museum, 1990. Reprint. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 8, illustrated with b/w drawings. This is a reprint of a pamphlet that was available at this exhibit at the National Building Museum in 1990. This pamphlet illustrates many of the major changes to windows from the 1630s to..... More
Firefly Books, 1999. Paperback. Quarto, pp. 176, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Packed with practical information, illustrations and photographs, this essential guide shows how to preserve and restore wooden homes.The author gives advice on everything from care and protection of wood, paint stripping, wet and dry rot, climinating..... More
Washington DC and Atlanta, GA: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, 1991. First edition. Three-ring bound. Quarto, 6 sections, unpaginated. An excellent resource for the preservationist, covering project planning and evaluation, repair and weatherization, double glazing historic windows, replacement sash and frames, and screens, awnings, and other accessories..... More
Scarsdale, NY: Early American Industries Assoc. 1979/1703. Reprint. Green Buckram over Boards with Gilt Lettering. 12 mo, pp. 354, reprint of 1703 (Third) edition, with an Introduction by John S. Kebabian. Engraved plates illustrate over 170 tools, a variety of moldings and cornices, and plans and elevations of buildings. This..... More
Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Co, 1976. First edition, as stated. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. 407, indexed, color frontis, profusely illustrated with drawings, photographs, and diagrams. Proceedings of the Symposium held at Philadelphia to celebrate the 250th Birthday of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. Texts by..... More
